Transported

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Transported
Transported still.jpg
Still from the film
Directed by W. J. Lincoln
Written by W. J. Lincoln [1]
Godfrey Cass
StarringRoy Redgrave
Cinematography Maurice Bertel
Production
company
Release date
  • 29 September 1913 (1913-09-29)(Melbourne) [2] [3] [4]
Running time
2,500 feet
three reels [5]
CountryAustralia
Languages Silent film
English intertitles

Transported is an Australian convict melodrama film directed by W. J. Lincoln. [6]

Contents

It is considered a lost film.[ citation needed ]

Plot

In England, Jessie Grey is about to marry Leonard Lincoln but the evil Harold Hawk tries to force her to marry him and she wounds him with a gun. Hawk is arrested and sentenced to imprisonment in Australia. Leonard and Jessie get married and move to Australia. Hawk escapes from gaol and tries to get his revenge by kidnapping Jessie. [7]

According to one contemporary report "The scene opens in an English inn, but through an attack being made on the inn, the drunken scoundrel who attempts to force the heroine's hand is transported to Australia. Two years after the scene is removed to Australia. The villain, escaping from prison, attempts to force- the heroine's hand, and is frustrated by the appearance of her husband. He shoots himself to escape the penalty." [8]

Cast

Release

According to the Prahran Telegraph, Redgrave was "exceptionally good" and "the scenery is brilliant, and some very quaint actions by two of the servants in the household kept the audience ripples of laughter." [8]

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References

  1. Copyright details for film at National Archives of Australia
  2. Mary Bateman, 'Lincoln Cass Filmography', Cinema Papers, June–July 1980 p 175
  3. "MOVING PICTURES". The Prahran Telegraph (Vic. : 1889 – 1930) . Vic. 20 September 1913. p. 6. Retrieved 7 July 2015 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Advertising". The Herald. No. 11, 824. Victoria, Australia. 27 September 1913. p. 8. Retrieved 6 January 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "National Picture Theatre". Richmond Australian . No. 2689. Victoria, Australia. 4 October 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 6 January 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Advertising". The Argus . Melbourne. 27 September 1913. p. 25. Retrieved 2 February 2012 via National Library of Australia.
  7. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p43
  8. 1 2 "Lyric Theatre". The Prahran Telegraph (Vic. : 1889 – 1930) . Vic. 4 October 1913. p. 8. Retrieved 7 July 2015 via National Library of Australia.
  9. "The National". Richmond Guardian . No. 1946. Victoria, Australia. 4 October 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 6 January 2024 via National Library of Australia.